It’s been ten years since Bernie Sanders’s first presidential run — a run that transformed the Left and our sense of the possible in this country. It should be remembered as one of the most consequential electoral campaigns in US history.
Obama’s Monument to Empty Liberalism
The Barack Obama Presidential Center promised to be more than an ode to the former president. In reality, it’s an $850 million monument to the vacuousness that defined Obama liberalism.
Eric Hobsbawm Owed His Success to Mass Culture
Eric Hobsbawm was a master of what he self-deprecatingly called haute vulgarisation, Oxbridge-inflected confident generalization based on selectively chosen data. He combined this elite education with popular appeal in a way few had done before.
The Bosses’ Oldest Dream
The first computers were designed with labor discipline in mind. Today’s AI industry is finishing the job, and young white-collar workers are already paying the price.
Ireland’s Matches Against Israel Should Have Been Canceled
Irish goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu took a brave stand by refusing to play against Israel on Sunday night. It was the cowardice of football’s governing bodies and their refusal to exclude Israel from international competition that made his stand necessary.
Is Trump Crashing the Dollar Empire?
Economist Mona Ali on how the United States wields the world’s most powerful currency to shore up empire and its own ruling class — and how Trump’s careless moves might blow it all up.
The real choice is not between globalization and deglobalization, free trade and tariff walls, but between empowering capital and empowering workers.
Karl Marx Was for the Children
The freedom and flourishing of children were central to Marx’s vision of human emancipation and his critique of capitalism.
Owen Jones: Western Hubris Created Today’s Crisis
Speaking to Jacobin, Owen Jones argues that austerity, falling living standards, and the collapse of the old political order created an opening the Right has exploited.
Democrats Have Created a Consultant-Driven Echo Chamber
In Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative, Evan Barker shows how the Democratic Party turned its back on American workers. Her diagnosis is devastating. Her cure, a revenge vote for Donald Trump, is pure quackery.
Trump Turned the 2026 World Cup Into an Imperial Spectacle
After the scandals of Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022, FIFA hoped North America would offer a less political World Cup. Donald Trump’s return to power ensured exactly the opposite.
Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri’s Empire became a campus sensation because it offered a master theory for globalization at a moment when old Marxist categories seemed exhausted. But the capitalist internationalism they saw as permanent has now crashed and burned.
The Vendetta Against Gino Has Nothing to Do With Justice
Hungary’s hard-right premier Viktor Orbán is no longer in power. But he’s getting a belated victory as activist Rexhino Abazaj, known as Gino, is being extradited for trial over an alleged attack on fascists in Budapest.
Economic Democracy Is at the Heart of Socialism
Democracy should not end when the workday begins. Workers deserve a say over how their workplaces are run — and a claim on the wealth they create.
Amazon Is Perfecting Total Surveillance of Its Workforce
Amazon has long been synonymous with workplace surveillance. With the introduction of “smart delivery glasses,” the logistics giant may soon ensure that not a moment of its drivers’ time on the clock will go unwatched.
Brazil’s Presidential Election Is Going Down to the Wire
As the Brazilian presidential election draws closer, Lula is in a very tight contest with Flávio Bolsonaro, son and heir of the Bolsonaro dynasty. The election is a struggle between Brazil’s democratic forces and the return to power of a reactionary bloc.